A
416 page, definitive biography of singer-songwriter Nick Lowe written by Will
Birch.Described as "Britain's
greatest living songwriter," Nick has made his mark as a pioneer of pub
rock, power-pop, and punk rock and as a producer of Elvis Costello, Graham
Parker, the Damned, and the Pretenders. He
has been a pop star with his bands Brinsley Schwarz and Rockpile, a son-in-law
to Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash, and is the writer behind hits including
"Cruel to Be Kind" and "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and
Understanding." In the past
decades, however, he has distinguished himself as an artist who is equally
acclaimed for the second act of his career as a tender yet sharp-tongued
acoustic balladeer.Biographer Birch,
who in addition to being a music writer was a drummer and tour manager himself,
has known Lowe for over forty years and melds Lowe's gift as a witty raconteur
with his own authoritative analysis of Lowe's background and the cultural scenes
he exemplifies. Lowe's parallel fame as one of the best interviews in the
business will contribute to this first look into his life and work -and likely
the closest thing fans will get to an autobiography by this notoriously
charming cult figure.This is not an
authorized biography, but Lowe has given it his spiritual blessing and his
management and label are fully on board. Cruel to Be Kind is the colorful,
yet serious account of one of the world's most talented and admired musicians. ESSENTIAL + GREAT!!

Brad
Marino, singer, guitarist, songwriter, and co-founding member of beloved garage
rock n roll band The Connection, stepped into the spotlight on his first solo
outing Extra Credit (2019) with a wave of rave reviews accolades, and
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Once upon a time jangle guitar player/singer/songwriter Dave
Kuchler joined an already established New Jersey band to help deliver one of
the most criminally overlooked pop rock masterpieces of the early 2000s, the
Soul En
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Fifteen-year-old
Juniper Shelley has been singing for as long as she (or anyone) can remember.
She grew up in a deeply musical home, absorbing the sounds around her and
basking in the eclectic tastes of her dad, seasoned singer-songwriter and
longti
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Downtime
is the first album by Nick Piunti & The Complicated Men. After 4 successful
solo albums beginning with 2013's "13 In My Head", Nick felt like it
was time to shake things up with a new band.&nbsp
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Pop Co-Op are Steve Stoeckel (Spongetones), Bruce Gordon (Mr.
Encrypto), Stacy Carson, & Joel Tinnel. They write fresh RELEASE ON THE KOOL KAT LABEL!!Radio Free Universe
sounds like driving forty miles over the limit along a long winding road. The
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Their 2004 release.The 2001 effort from
Tel Aviv quartet RockFour, a band that sound so removed from the Negev Desert
and the Wailing Wall, you'd be hard-pressed to even guess at their origins. ... read more »

RELEASE ON THE KOOL KAT LABEL!!Issued by underground imprint RCA
Neon Records in mid-1971, the Shape Of The Rain album Riley Riley Wood &
Waggett sold poorly at the time despite glowing reviews from the Briti
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Tad
Overbaugh (formerly of roots poppers The Kickbacks) & the Late Arrivals are
a 4-piece, heartland inspired, rock 'n' roll band from Boston.Mixing their blue collar rock and classic
country influence
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Curated
by PGHs founder Bruce Brodeen, youre treated to 61 tracks over three CDs
representing his take on the best Power Pop released in 2018!Kool Kat Musik is nicely represented with
tracks by
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The
best of 2017 contains 31 tracks over two CDs.Once again, Kool Kat Musik is nicely represented with tracks by Everet
Almond, The Forty Nineteens, The Morning Line, Pseudonym, Richard Turgeon, and
Trip ... read more »